Thelonious Monk: Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP ETJS-85.4 B4: Ornithology

B4: Ornithology

Recorded in five sessions over 1956/1957 and released in 1958

Tracklist & Credits - 3CD

Tormé is an uptempo gem that Mel Tormé swings to perfection

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Thelonious Monk: Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP ETJS-85.4 B4: OrnithologyBlue Note, 1952 Thelonious Monk was a little known figure on the New York City bebop scene when Blue Note founder Alfred Lion discovered and fell in love with the pianists utterly unique music and offered Monk his first opportunity to record as a leader in 1947. Over the next five years Lion recorded Monk in a variety of different settings performing his singular compositions. In 1956, Blue Note transitioned from the 10 to the 12 LP and began the 1500